Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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